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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 13, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Andy Harris

2. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Pheriche
(b) Mache
(c) Lulka
(d) Lobogi

3. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 4

4. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Surveying and geocaching
(b) Fishing and sailing
(c) Carpentry and writing
(d) Fishing and carpentry

5. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '
(a) Athletes
(b) Climbers
(c) Explorers
(d) Dreamers

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people in Hall's group (besides Hall) have ever climbed above 8,000 feet?

2. What does Krakauer notice about the Sherpas' culture when they arrive in Namche?

3. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?

4. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?

5. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?

(see the answer key)

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